HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002179 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMEDAWI ¶1. This is an action request. If possible, please expedite this request as the start date of training is September 2009. ¶2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Askar Mohammed Mohaisen MOHAMMEDAWI POSITION: Lieutenant Colonel/Intelligence Officer, Iraqi Army, Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: 02 November 1968 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Center/Washington D.C. (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: 26 October - 19 November 2009 HILL